Cat Cow

Hold Time

5 cycles

Benefits

• Warms up the entire body
• Good way to immediately start focusing on your breath

Entering and Exiting the Pose

Enter: Come to all fours with shoulders above hands and hips above knees. Inhale Cow pose: arch your spine and look up. Exhale Cat pose: round your spine and look between your legs

Exit: Come back to a neutral tabletop and sit back on heels.

Modifications

• Lift and hover knees for added core strength
• Keep head neutral for both Cat and Cow
• Move around and look side to side, or move however feels best in your body as you flex and round your spine with your breath

Contraindications

• Stop if you have wrist or shoulder pain
• Avoid if you have any major back injuries that cause pain

Counter Poses

• Child's Pose
• Shavasana
• Butterflly